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The earlier address would be at 21 Lower Street in 1856 and before.
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Kings Head, 59 Essex Road, N1 - in March 2007
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Residents at this address.
1794/James Skegg/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/Thomas Colson, the Kings Head, Lower street, Islington/../../Holdens Directory
Morning Advertiser 20 November 1809 - Licensed Victuallers Association
The following are additional subscribers since the last advertisement of one pound, one shilling, i.e. one guinea:
Mr Boudier, Kings Head, Lower street, Islington
1811/Joseph Blam/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1833-34/John Cox, Kings Head, 21 Lower street, Islington/../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Cox/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/John Cox/Licensed Victualler/40/../Census
1841/Lydia Cox/../40/../Census
1841/Richard Cox/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Henry Cox/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Hephzibah Cox/../12/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Cox/../3/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Cox/../1 week/Middlesex/Census
1841/Lydia Lawrence/../60/../Census
1841/Ann Kemp/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Sparrow/../20/../Census
1841/John Legg/../15/../Census
1851/John Cox/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Cox/Licensed Victualler/53/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Kezia Cox/Wife/52/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1851/Hephzibah Cox/Daughter/20/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Cox/Son/12/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Cox/Brother/56/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census
1851/Lydia Lawrence/Wifes Mother, Widow/74/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1851/William Dunn/Lodger, Gas Index Meter Maker/24/Islington,
Middlesex/Census
June 1851/John Cox/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
June 1851/John Buckmaster/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
By 1861, John Cox can be found at the
Queens Arms,
Westow Hill, Upper Norwood. In 1886, the death certificate of his widowed
wife Kezia lists John Cox as the licensed victualler of the Kings Head, Essex Road, North Islington **
1856/John Benj Wheatley/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1866/John Cook Silcock/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
November 1866/John Cook Silcock/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Frederick Edward Webb/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/F E Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1869/Frederick Edward Webb/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington Gazette
November 1869/Henry Thomas Bull/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington Gazette
1881/Thos Hy Palmer/Licensed Victualler/32/Chilham, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah E Evans/Housekeeper/35/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet Parson/Domestic Servant/18/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter J Glover/Barman/21/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1881/William Sinnons/Visitor, Salesman/25/Winchcombe, Gloucester/Census
1882/Thos Hy Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas H Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Dare & Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Dare & Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Dare & Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Dare & Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Thomas Dare/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Henry Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 59, Essex Road, Islington
Moses Benjamin, Licensed Victualler, Kings Head Essex Rd, aged 29 years 7 months, born in London, Employer
Hannah Benjamin, Wife, aged 27 years 8 months, born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Rosie Benjamin, Daughter, aged 2 years 6 months, born in London
Rebeca Betty Benjamin, Daughter, aged 1 year 5 months, born in London
Maud Eliza Reynolds, Cook, aged 47 years 11 months, born in Kent
Ellen Jones, Barmaid, aged 18 years 11 months, born in London
Benjamin John Anderson, Potman, aged 19 years 6 months, born in London
1934/Emberson & Co Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Emberson & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Jn Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory
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